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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *dzum³/¹ ~ tsum¹ (“pair, even number”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dzum ~ tsum (“pair”) (STEDT). By synchronic analysis, a causative formation related to စုံ (cum, “to be completed, sufficient”); see there for more.
Verb
ဆုံ • (hcum)
Burmese verb set
| Base
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စုံ (cum)
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| Causative | ဆုံ (hcum) |
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- to meet, come together, converge
- to coincide
- to pool or share a purchase
- to be identical
Noun
ဆုံ • (hcum)
- junction, intersection, confluence
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *(t)sum (“mortar”); cognate with Mizo (sûm, “mortar”) (STEDT). Despite MED grouping the terms together, unclear if related to the "coincide" sense of Etymology 1. If related, perhaps the mortar was seen by Tibeto-Burman tribes as the tool where ingredients met and mashed together.
Noun
ဆုံ • (hcum)
- mortar, mill, press, bowl (of a tobacco pipe)
Derived terms
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